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Well, it works from an abstract combat point of view. When it's your 'turn', you aren't actually just swinging your sword 1-4 times vaguely into your opponent's square in the off chance that you will defeat all their defenses and pierce their armor and kill them. (At least, I hope thats not how...

I didn't mean any offense, but the PHB fighter, with it's array of feats, has the potential to explore any kind of combat. Want durability? Take Improved Toughness 10-17 times. +200-340 HP plus a 30+ con at 20th level means you have more HP than most Dragons. Need to be a Drizzt clone? A fighter...

Well, I can't say I didn't like the class; I would consider playing one over a regular fighter, just to give it a whirl. Though I really found this class lacking in coolness. (a bit more so than with the PH fighter) I do think the game itself could use a bit more simplicity; feat packages work...

I'd say since half elves count as elves for effects, and since they are pretty cruddy race, I'd let them take this class. On a similar note: (Warning: This is going to sound stupid, but it might be a relevant observation given that 'feats' and 'classes' are effects) Iron Heart Surge says it can...

It isn't listed in the grappling section; its under Combat Modifiers. Attacking into a grapple takes no penalty, but you determine randomly which combatant you strike at. He or she loses his dex bonus to AC. This implies that you must roll who you strike at before rolling to hit; IE You can't...

Lower DR a whole lot, or only give it to a select few encounters at later levels. In a low magic game I ran, the final encounter was against a Marilith. I toned the DR down to DR 5/Good because there was a paladin in the party, but not a chance they would have a cold iron weapon. (The paladin...

IMO the weaker schools are: Divination - Trumped by numerous spells and heavy metal. Useful as a DM hint system, otherwise only as powerful as the DM allows it. Enchantent - Oozes, undead, and constructs (generally) defeat the entire school, plus Mindblank stops the school. Necromancy - Death...

Very interesting... The Ioun Golem is very nasty for its CR. Lots of Immunities, high AC & Saves, etc. Low on HP though. I am surprised the players had a hard time with it. It depends on what spells the sorcerer & Bard took. (Did they "put all their eggs in one basket" and not prepare for...

I don't think giving them a 6:1, Feat:Divine conversion would be all too bad. Since they are either being penalized for 18 levels, or losing levels via Anoxia, allowing them to get divine abilities doesn't seem very strong. However, from what I gather about your setting, higher-tier divine...

I think it's a pretty cool feat, but, like the others, think its a bit over the top... For wilders. (or other classes limited by powers known) Also, I recall a feat in either PHB 2 or Champions of Ruin that let you take "trophies" from victims and they gave you bonuses to intimidate. I recall...

Well, I haven't seen a very good Chronomancer class. They are certainly out there, but most seem either lacking in style/effectiveness or are more broken than words can describe. I definitely like the "ancient" class idea. It could be really cool if it had an interesting, workable mechanic.

I think we are getting a bit ahead of ourselves. U_K only suggested it as an idea to simplify things. I don't exactly agree with his exact numbers (I would prefer multiples of 10's. IE Take divine abilities at 100th+ level, cosmic at 1000th, etc) because of the reasons I mentioned before, but I...

Technically it is still disadvantageous to the character. Since you can only take divine abilities and not feats, that means that you only gain new 'powers' every 18 levels vs every 3. (or less if a fighter) So if level progression rates stay the same, it isn't in the player's favor. (But with...

I know. :) My last comp died not too long ago, and this one is a temporary replacement. My new comp is gonna be pretty slick. Vista is a real memory hog, and excessively glitchy. It has some nice features though. (Though I think they sacrificed usability in favor of pretty splash screens...

Well, unfortunately my new computer, which uses vista (bad idea), is so slow I can barely run Adobe. (It should be pretty fast but because of vista...) I had compiled a bit of editing/proof-readeing/etc but after getting through chapter 4 it crashed, and I lost a good bit of it. (evidently Adobe...

There are rules in the SRD for the penalties for fighting underwater without freedom of movement. Generally, though, its nasty position for the party, because they take a bunch of minuses and have to make loads of checks, while their probably water-adapted foes do not. My suggestion is to read...

My votes: Hide from animals: WTF? This spell is only useful against legitimately dangerous animals (T-Rex, etc) that never see play. Hide from Undead: Meh, in my experience this spell is either too good or useless. Firetrap: Why? Explosive Runes is better. This seems more like a metamagic...

Awesome! :)

Looks pretty solid. The 20th level power is quite strong, but if you are 20th level in a low magic game, you deserve to win. Question - Any particular reason they get Lay on Hands? Is that flavor inspired or did you just want them to be able to heal people?

Well, atleast the Neutronium Golem will "look" more dangerous. (I think the Orichalcum L. is actually a bit more dangerous, since it has the BAB to actually HIT a timelord; The N. Golem hardly has a chance, but it's other powers make it quite a terror) Heh, but remember: There can always be a...